National Republican., 1887-02-14

and He will sustain thee" "Come unto Ne
all ye who are weary and heavy laden and
pastures where the Heavenly Shepherd leads
the sick and wounded Of the flock When all
the other trees OF the orchard fail, God has one
the the organ walls lis out its requiem, there COMES
afterward song, a chant, an anthem, battle
march, coronation, victory. Do you not
want the sympathy of Jesus2 offer it this
morning to every man and woman in this
house, you need Him. Oh, how much you
There was chaplain in the army wounded
unto death. While lying there on the field he
heard at great distance Off some one crying
out in great pain: "oh, my God.". and he said
TO himself:"l am dying, but | think, per.
haps, could help that man. Although lcan't
walk, III just roll over to where he is" So he
rolled over in his own blood, and rolled over
the bodies OF the slain; and rolled on until he
put, as 1t were, his wound against that wound
and his sorrow against that sorrow, and
helped to alleviate 1t. And SO 1t seems TO me
that Jesus Christ hears the groan ofour sor-
row. the groan OF our poverty, the groan of onr
Wretchedness, and comes to the relief. He
comes rolling ever sin and sorrow to the
place where We lie on the battle field, and He
puts over us the arm of His everlasting love,nnd
see that arm and hand are wounded: and as
He puts that arm over us. can hear Him say /:
II have loved thee with an everlasting love-"
Oh that you might feel this morning the power
and coincidence of a sympathizing Jesus
Further, ] remark: The last great installmen.
paid for our redemption was the demise OF
Christ. The world has seen many dark days.
About fifteen summers ago there Was a very
dark day when the sun was ecllpsed. The fowl
at MONDAY went to their perch, and we felt a
gloom as we looked & at the astronomical won
plague was at its height, and the dead
with uncovered faces were taken In open carts
and dumped in the trenches. II was a dark
day when the earth opened aud Lisbon sank;
but the darkest day since the creation of the
world was the day when the carnage of CAL
vary was enacted. Il was about noon when
the curtain began to be drawn. 1t was not the
coming on ofa night that soothes ana refreshes;
1t was the swinging of great gloom all around
the heavens God hung 1t. AS when there is
shut the windows of the world. As 1t Is np-
propriate TO throw black pail upon the colin
as II passes ehlong SO II was was appropriate that
great hearse of the earth rolled ON. bearing the
corpse OF the King.
A mans last hours are ordinarily kept sacred.
However you may have hated or carlcatured
man, when you hear he Is dying silence puts
its hand on your lips, and you would have
loalhing for the man who could stand by
Christ in his last hour cannot be ioit
alone. What pursuing him yet, after so
long a pursuit! You have been drink
his blood Thsy came "' up closely, SO so
that, notwithstanding the darkness, they eau
glut their revenge with the contortlons of his
want to feel for themselves whether those feet
are really spiked. They put out their hands
and touch the spikes, and bring them back
wet with blood, aud wipe them OH their gar
Women stand there and weep, but can do no
good. Itisno place for tender-hearted women.
II wants heart that crime has turne into
granite. The waves ofman's hatred and ofhelrs
vengeance dash up against the mungled feet
and the hands of sin and pain aud torture
clutch for His holy heart; Had lie not been
have torn Him down and trampled Hin with
both feet. How the cavalry horses arched
their necks and champed their bits aud
fSdea Hsd Romaa oeer Se called on, for HRq his
voice would not have been heard In the tumult;
but louder than the clash OF the spears, and
the wailirg OF womanhood aud the neGhing
of the chargers. and the believing Of the
crucifers, there comes voice crashing
through, loud, clear. overwhelmilg, terrible:
Il is the groan of the dying Son OF God. Look!
have done! lift the covering from that NAL
treated Christ to let you count the woIlnds Gnl
estimate the cost. Oh, when the nails went
through Christs right hand and Christ's len
hand that bought both your hands with all
tloir Iower to work, and lift, and write.
When the nail went through Christ's right foot
and ChTi,ts leit ioo-that bought your feet
with all their power to walk or run, or climb
When the thorn went into ChTlsts temple
that bought your brains, with all its power to
think and plan. When the spear cleft ChTlsts
side-that bought your heart, with all its
power to love, and repent, and pray, Oh SIN
neT, come back
If man is in no pain, II he is prospered, If
he is WELL and he asks You TO come, you takC
your time and You say 81 can't come now.
I'll come after Il while. There Is no haste -
But ii he is in want and trouble you say ~
must must 20 right away, ] must 60 now" 70;
hands, and He begs you to come. Go ana you
live. Stay away and you die. Oh,
that to Him who bought, Us, we
PRAYERS, and all our successes would we
could think of nothing else, that we could do